Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and TDIU, as well as SMC based on loss of use of one foot or both feet, for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a lack of adequate examination evidence and potential inextricable interwoven issues with TDIU and SMC claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left hallux valgus, flexion contracture involving the great toe's interphalangeal (IP) joint, and degenerative changes secondary to multiple surgeries, right foot bunion deformity with degenerative arthritis and hammer toes of the lesser toes post-surgical correction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009831
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